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Bible Removed from Online Retailers; Professor Says President Xi Jinping Controls Religions on Internet
Beginning this month, the Bible is removed from all online retailers in China. Professor Ying Fuk Tsang believes the Chinese government is regulating access to religious information via the internet as part of President Xi Jingping’s New Age Religious Work. He thinks the Chinese government is worried that opening the Bible market would further stimulate the spread of Christianity.
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Abortion in Taiwan Becoming More Acceptable as Country Becomes Increasingly Liberal
There are an estimated 50,000 cases of abortions in Taiwan each year. The Taiwan government considered allowing pregnant women to have an abortion at will without any reasons. Father Louis Aldrich points out that any form of abortion is not right and mentions that the existing laws need to be enforced, not modified.
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Predicting the Future of Missionary Work in China Through Present and Past Missionary Work in South Korea
South Korea is the Asian country that has the largest Christian population. It also sends out a large number of missionaries. What is the current situation of missionary work in South Korea? How do we use this as a reference to look at the development of missionary work in Chinese churches? South Korean Missionary Park Dong-Seong, who based in Taiwan, said in an interview with Christian Tribune, that after the churches grew in South Korea, they put great emphasis on missionary work overseas and
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Survey: Hong Kong teens generally identify with traditional Chinese cultural values
In order an effort to promote traditional Chinese culture, the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong, in collaboration with Macao YMCA, Guangzhou Suigang'ao Teenagers Institute, and the Teacher Chang Foundation of Taiwan, has conducted a survey on teens measuring their cultural awareness. They found that Hong Kong youths generally identify with and support the values of traditional Chinese culture.
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Global Lutherans celebrate Reformation Day, ‘trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time’.
Yesterday, October 31, was Reformation Day, and Lutherans around the world held various events in commemoration. In Singapore, the Lutheran Church advocated for Christian communion, while the German Lutheran Church encouraged believers to face the challenge of “trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time.”
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Many American churchgoers expect their pastors’ sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues
American churchgoers are looking for more than biblical explanation from their pastor each week. Many expect the sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues.
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2.1M Korean Christians estimated at joint worship service to affirm family, oppose gay marriage, pray for nation
In the afternoon of Reformation Sunday, Oct. 27, some 2.1 million Christians gathered for a joint worship service from 2pm to 5pm in Seoul, Korea to “unite for repentance, revival, and restoration of holiness in our society.” According to organizers, an estimated 1.1 million joined onsite despite the bad weather with another 1 million joining online. The unprecedented joint worship service brought together Korean churches across denominations as they affirmed traditional marriage and family and
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Willow Creek Community Church invites believers to write prayer cards for the next president
This past Sunday, Willow Creek Community Church based in Illinois invited believers to “pray for the next president” during the service. The church not only expressed its concern for the upcoming election but also emphasized the role believers should play in the process and the importance of offering prayers for the nation's leaders.
